Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph keeps telling Coach Buck not to change his game plan, Ray doesn't listen and Ralph shouts that he's making a big mistake. Then when the two other teachers walk past Ralph, as he starts to follow them we can see two T-marks on the ground where Ralph and Ray had been standing. (00:14:15)
Super Grover
29th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
29th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: After Bill and Ralph leave the restaurant to pay Prentiss Hall a visit, when it cuts to Bill slowly driving past the camera, we can see the reflections of the reflector screens, and the cameraman with the camera. (00:26:20)
29th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: While Ralph is flying the "reconnaissance mission" and taking pictures for Powers, in some of his closeups the cushion under his abdomen is visible. Then when Ralph returns to the base he winds up on his knees, and the bulging outline of a mic transmitter is visible at Ralph's backside. (00:29:50)
29th Dec 2019
Mean Streets (1973)
Visible crew/equipment: After the scene at the church, when Charlie is in Tony's bar as he starts to dance towards the stage, a white T-mark is visible on the floor at the lower left side of the screen, right before Charlie passes the man who stops at that spot. (00:07:50)
27th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
A Chicken In Every Plot - S2-E14
Visible crew/equipment: When Bill is on Teddy's boat he gets knocked unconscious by General Davout, then as Davout takes off in the boat, in the shot facing him we can see the reflection of a crew member's movement at the left side of the windshield. (00:13:20)
27th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: When Bill can't start the bus Ralph opens the hood and tells Bill the entire engine is gone, then as Ralph grumbles about what he'll tell the school board, the boom mic dips into view over Ralph, at the top of the screen. (00:33:50)
27th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (2) - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph flies up to the President's helicopter to warn the pilot, Ralph circles the aircraft and shouts "Get out of here, dummy," and as the pilot turns his head during this stunt while he's in mid-air, we can see the appearance of filming equipment right outside the cockpit's other open window. (00:33:35)
24th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - S2-E15
Visible crew/equipment: While Bill, Ralph, and Pam are on the Contrail deliberately steering the boat to bait Devereaux's men, the shadows of the cameraman, camera, and equipment are being cast onto Bill and the helm seat in front of Pam. (00:35:30)
24th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Reseda Rose - S1-E6
Visible crew/equipment: While Rose gets ready to leave for work and puts on her jacket she asks Rhonda about her plans for the evening, and the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible at the top, right side of the screen. (00:05:25)
19th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Don't Mess Around With Jim - S2-E3
Visible crew/equipment: After Ralph and his students talk about Beck's will being missing the class bell rings. When Ralph says, "Tony, you got a minute," just as he walks over to Tony the microphone pops up into view at the bottom of the screen, and it continues to be seen during their conversation. (00:05:30)
19th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Visible crew/equipment: After Ralph's interference with the unmarked police car while he's inside the manhole, when it cuts to the high school Ralph asks if anybody has seen Tony, and just as the camera passes Rhonda the T-mark is visible on the floor near the other female student's desk. In a few moments Ralph will walk over and stand at that spot. (00:07:45)
19th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Saturday on Sunset Boulevard - S1-E5
Visible crew/equipment: After Ralph slips on the banana peel and crashes into the car, one of the killers takes Pam hostage, and in a couple of shots the reflection of the boom pole/mic being held by the boom operator is visible on the surface of the green car. (00:35:00)
18th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Hand-Painted Thai - S2-E11
Visible crew/equipment: After Bill, Pam, and Ralph go to Erika Van Damm's show, when it cuts to Bill parking the car, we can see the reflection of the boom pole and mic on the car's windshield. (00:27:15)
16th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
The Ultimate Computer - S2-E24
Visible crew/equipment: After M-5 fires on the other starships Daystrom speaks to M-5 about the murders, then when Kirk walks over to Daystrom and tells him the M-5 must be destroyed, the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible over Daystrom. The white tape mark is also visible on the floor near Uhura's chair, where McCoy had been standing earlier. (00:42:15)
16th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: After Kirk tells the policeman that he wants to see Merikus and "perhaps" he's a friend, the policemen lock the cell then leave, and when it cuts to a view of the cell from the side as Spock walks over to the steel bars, the overhead boom mic is visible inside the cell, over Spock. It's visible again, with a better view, when McCoy walks over to Spock beside the bars. (00:18:15)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: After Melakon shoots at the curtained window and kills John Gill in the broadcast booth, Isak shoots Melakon, then when Eneg stops the soldier who points his gun at Isak, the shadow of the boom mic dips into view at the top, left side of the screen. (00:45:50)
15th Dec 2019
Star Trek (1966)
Visible crew/equipment: When Scotty joins Thalassa while she's working, she asks if he has "prepared the megaton hydrocoils," and the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving at the top of the screen. (00:33:20)
11th Dec 2019
Trading Places (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When Winthorpe enters the Duke and Duke building he removes his coat and scarf. Then as Winthorpe begins to walk toward his office, there are quite a few actors' tape marks of different color and type visible on the floor; at first a few red and black toe box tape marks, then a few T-marks. (00:05:30)
11th Dec 2019
Trading Places (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: After Mortimer's comment that Billy Ray has probably been stealing since he could crawl, when it cuts to the two officers opening the squad doors to place Billy Ray at the back of the vehicle, the barndoor set lighting is visible over the squad car at the top right corner of the screen. (00:18:25)
9th Dec 2019
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (2) - S1-E2
Visible crew/equipment: When Ralph tries to warn the President's chopper pilot about the danger in landing, while Ralph is in mid-air the stunt cables and carabiner hooks are visible at Ralph's waist in a few shots. Additionally, one shot of Ralph in mid-air is flipped, with his watch on his right wrist. (00:33:00)
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